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A meeting of the Federal Reserve Board was held in the office Of the Board on Thursday, December 15, 1921, at 11:25 a.m. PRESE7T: Governor :larding tt I:r I.Ir. -ILE,1 in hr. Hiller Tr. I'itchell Jr. Cris singer Hoxton, Secretary. ::inut es of the meeting of the Board held December 14th were read 4,1 and on motion approved. The Governor re )ortec.1 the reserve oositions of the several Federal reserve banks as at close of business December 13th, and the status Of redisoorttlts between the Federal reserve banks as of the same date. The Committee uoon the Administration of the Clayton Act submit- ted the records covering a hearing by the Federal Reserve Board grantee to certain a9plicants for joint directorates in the First Yationr1 Bank :744; a./1(1 the Liberty Trust Company, both of Cumberland, raryland, and recommended that the aoplications, in view of the hearinc, referred to, be anby the Board. Appieved; it being understood. that no notice of this act ion will be f-jvon to the aryi)l le ants until after the papers in the case have beenrn9.ewed and the action assented to by hr. :.'itchell. Draft of letter dated December 1 4th , preared for the signature (If Gov ernor Harding by hr. ireerGn , As Si stant Colmsel, an addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank of :Yew York, requesting the Federal Reserve Bank Of hew York to advise the :::ationL1 Bank of Far Rockaway, Yew York, that the power heretofore granted it by the Board to act as registrar of stocks ret` 1 -2- and bonds, does not include tile power to act in ti Capacity c ont ern olat ed by the terms of the agreement with the !;quitable 11`0rtmge, Title and Guarantee Company aal the participation certificates issued thereunder. Ap pro ved. I? Governor Tiarding submitted to the Boz-Td a copy of the telegram addressed by him to the Governor of the .?ederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, slaestin.--7 that that bank seek the advice of its counsel in the ratter of enforcement a ns t the Bank of Tonne s see , TTashvi lle, cOvO1iflT the pur- Chase of Liberty Bonds by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from the Bank of Tenne s see, and the latter bank's a. - (3reemeit to repurchase. Approved. Letters dated December 13th, from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and )hiladelphia, requesting apprcval of the action Of the Boards of Directors of those Banks in authorizinp• the payment of extra comoensation to employes at the end of the current year. Referred to the Committee on balaries arri Charge Off. Letter dated December 9th, from the Chairman cf the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, transmittinsT the act ion of the Board of Directors c).f that Bank in authorizing the chLro;e off on December 31, 1921 of 2% of the book value of the head. office building, wnich,on the '5th of December, wa s 1,732,790.92, and 2' of the book value of the El Paso building, was, on December 5th, ''146,799.53. An pro ved. 61, I. -Z- Draft of letter dated December 15th, addressed to the Under Secretary of the Treasury, .apicroving the assumption of currency and coin functions by the Federal Reserve Branch Bank at 31 Paso, Texas, and recommending that the Secretary of the Treasury consider the extension of authority to the said Branch Bank to conduct the necessary operations. Appr oved. Letter dated December 13th, from the Chairrran of the Federal Reserve Bark of Richmond, submitting a list of salary adjustments, effective January 1, 1922, at the Federal Reserve Bark of Richmond and its Baltimore Branch, and requesting the approval of the Federal Reserve Board of the action taken with.respect to such adjustments by the Board Of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Approved, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Salaries and. Charge Offs, to which Committee Mr. Hardy's letter was yesterday referred by the Federal Reserve Board. Memorandum dated December 14th, from Mr. Wyatt, Assistant Counsel, submitting, with favorable recommendation, the application of the National City Bank of New York for permission to establish a branch in Paris,Franc e. Upon notion, the following was ord.ered spread upon the minutes: The National City Bank of New York, having on or about December 14, 1921, filed application with this Board for the purpose of obtaining authority to establish a branch in the City of Paris, Republic of France, and the said application having been considered; and. it appearing that the said application is properly made under the laws of the United States of America and should be granted, NOW, THaREFOREI, it is ordered, that the said application be, and it hereby is, approved, and that the said Bank be, and it hereby is, authorized to establish a branch in the City of Paris, Republic of France. -4- /1200RM OF OCT.TITTE-.3 TTO. 1: Dated December 14th, Recommending act ion on applications for fiduciary pomrs, as set forth in the auxiliary minute book as of this date. Anoroved. Dated December 13th, Recomnrnd.ing approval of the application of :*r. George F. and, Ir., to serve at the same time as president and trustee of the Buffalo Trust Co., and as president and director of the Broadway rational Bank. both of Buffalo, Pow York. Apra'. oved. Dated Deceer 13th, Recommending apuroval of the application of Pr. ryron S. Fall to serve at the same time as chairman of the Board and trustee of the Buffalo Trust Co., and as Ghairman of the Board and director of the Broadway 7at tonal Bank, both of Buffalo, P.Y. Approved. Dated December 13th, Recommending approval of the application of 7 -r. S. Brimkerhoff Thorne to serve at the si-lre time as director of the Chatham and Phenix rational Bank and as trustee of the Title. Guarantee and Trust Co., both of Yew York City. Approved. Dated December 13th, Recommending appic,val of the application of Pr. Oscar C. Wilt to serve at the same time as officer of the -!;mire rat ional Bank of Clarksburg, 7est Virginia, and as director and officer of the First rational Bank of Salem, "Jest Virginia. Appio ved. At 12:35 p.m. the meeting ad,journed. Secretary. ai(
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